South Carolina H 4077: Local Government Financial Reports Study Committee

Bill Text

2025-2026 Bill 4077 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 25, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4077

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A house RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE CLEVELAND "CLEVE" BRYAN OF DAUFUSKIE 
ISLAND ON THE OCCASION OF HIS ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HIM A JOYOUS 
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

Whereas, the South 
Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that Cleveland "Cleve" 
Bryan of Daufuskie Island will celebrate his one hundredth birthday this month; 
and

Whereas, born on Daufuskie 
Island, Cleve Bryan came into this world on February 26, 1925, the son of Thomas 
and Georgia (Price) Bryan. One of six children, the young Cleve learned to 
hunt, fish, and farm at a very early age and first attended school in the 
African Union Baptist Church's Prayer House. Later, he was a student in the 
first class to attend Daufuskie's two-classroom Mary Field School, built by the 
WPA; and

Whereas, at age 17, he 
moved to Savannah, Georgia, and then to Tybee Island, Georgia, where he worked 
at a variety of jobs, including as a Savannah River longshoreman on a dredge 
boat; and

Whereas, Mr. Bryan 
eventually returned to Daufuskie Island, but in 1946 he sold his oxen for $35 
in order to buy a bus ticket to New York City to join his brother; and

Whereas, while in New 
York, Mr. Bryan met and married the love of his life, the late Deloris "Goldie" 
Clark, and they had two children, Cleveland Bryan Jr. and Donna Bryan, both of 
whom still reside in New York City; and

Whereas, in the early 
1960s, Mr. Bryan went to work for the New York City Police Department and there 
spent approximately twenty years providing valuable services to the department, 
most especially as a sheet metal worker; and

Whereas, Cleve Bryan 
lived a full life in New York City, always working hard but also keeping 
himself fit by lifting weights, boxing, and cycling in Central Park and beyond. 
His lifelong love of music drove him to attend concerts by such jazz legends as 
Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald. He also attended many 
professional fights featuring boxing greats, including Joe Lewis and Mohammed 
Ali (then Cassius Clay); and

Whereas, in 1982, Mr. 
Bryan retired and, along with Mrs. Bryan, returned to Daufuskie Island, where 
he still lives in Daufuskie's historic district; and

Whereas, Cleve Bryan 
continues to live independently and produces useful items using his sheet metal 
skills. Further, he creates beautiful wood carvings, including several that are 
displayed in the Daufuskie Island Museum, and he maintains a large collection 
of vintage records, tapes, and CDs showcasing the best of jazz and other 
genres, to which he listens on a daily basis; and

Whereas, Mr. Bryan is a 
much-loved figure on Daufuskie Island, and he enjoys visits and calls from his 
many island friends, who are proud that he calls Daufuskie his home; and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to honor Mr. Bryan at the 
celebration of his one hundredth birthday, and the members join with his family 
and friends in congratulating him on reaching this remarkable milestone. Now, 
therefore,

Be it resolved by the House 
of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate 
Cleveland "Cleve" Bryan of Daufuskie Island on the occasion of his one 
hundredth birthday and wish him a joyous birthday celebration.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution 
be presented to Cleveland "Cleve" Bryan.

----XX----

This web page was last updated on February 25, 2025 at 01:11 PM